Landscape Horticulture Techniques
Post Secondary

Landscape Horticulture Techniques

One Year | Ontario College Certificate
Program Code 0730
Niagara-on-the-Lake Campus

According to Landscape Ontario, the total industry in Ontario, including landscaping, growers, garden centres and lawncare groups, accounts for some $3 billion in sales per year.



Career Opportunities

Thanks to the exploding public interest in gardening and all things green, job opportunities in ornamental horticulture are abundant.

Graduates may find employment in:

  • Nursery production
  • Landscape construction
  • Botanical gardens
  • Garden centres
  • Golf courses
  • Municipal and Federal parks
  • Landscape maintenance
  • Grounds management and lawn care
  • Irrigation contracting

The NC Difference

  • Niagara is located in Canada’s horticultural heartland
  • Niagara-on-the-Lake campus serves as a "living lab" complete with Ontario's largest training greenhouse
  • Science lab and design studio are also on-site
  • Program emphasizes hands-on learning
  • Graduates are in high demand among employers, thanks to industry growth across Canada
  • Graduates can earn a co-op diploma in landscape, greenhouse or horticultural fields with one additional year of study

Testimonials and Profiles

"According to Landscape Ontario, horticulture is a $7-billion industry in Ontario that employs about 100,000 people in 10,000 companies. Each year, about 2,500 people retire, but post-secondary institutions and apprenticeship programs produce just 200 to 250 graduates - and only 60 to 100 work in the industry. Obviously, we have very real shortages. The industry is growing at 14 percent a year, and we expect that to double in five years. We simply don't have enough labour."

Terry Murphy,
Landscape Ontario, Manager of Education, Training and Human Resources

 


Admission Requirements

  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, including the following required courses:
    • English - any Grade 12 (C) or (U), or equivalent.

Selection and Ranking Process:

  • For competitive programs (the number of qualified applicants exceeds the number of available places), selection will be based on the highest senior level final grade available at the time of ranking. Mid-term grades are not used for ranking purposes.
  • Testing or other supplemental evaluation may be required.

Note:

  • Secondary School grades from co-op courses and half credit courses are not considered.

Transportation:

  • Students are responsible for their own transportation in order to complete practical lab requirements. Niagara cannot guarantee placements that are readily accessible by public transportation. Students are responsible for all costs connected with such transportation.

Educational Pathways

Niagara College has articulated agreements providing students with degree completion and credit transfer opportunities with many other colleges and universities.

General Information
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Tours

For more information please contact the InfoCentre.

Welland: 905-735-2211, ext. 7559
NOTL: 905-641-2252, ext. 4208

We look forward to meeting you!

 

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Program Information

Term One
COMM1101Language and Communications3
HORT1003Deciduous Trees and Shrubs3
HORT1004Horticulture Practices I3
HORT1005Landscape Graphics and Design3
HORT1006Nursery Management2
HORT1007Plant Science I3
MATH1100Mathematics for Horticulture3
Term Two
HORT1008Evergreen Ornamentals3
HORT1009Horticulture Entomology3
HORT1013Landscape Design and Materials3
HORT1014Pest Management2
HORT1015Plant Science II3
HORT1104Horticulture Practices II2
HORT1180Introduction to Estimating and Costing1
HORT1200Horticulture Construction2

January Start Students

Students who begin the program in January 2013 complete Term 2 of the program during the Spring Term beginning in May 2013 and running into summer months.

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